Technical Soldering Irons and Stuff

A friend got this soldering stuff from his neighbor that passed on and gave it to me. I'm guessing he wasn't soldering wiring... Could it be used on a radiator? What about 'bearing solder'? What's the round resistor thing for?How about that long bar at the bottom, what's that?

 

Is the long flat bar , lead?

 

Your friends late neighbor was probably pretty cool.

-Abone.

 

Bearing solder is rosin core, lead free solder used for electric circuits and has a touch of silver in it. I think the irons might be a tad small for radiator repair.

 

Tin knocker?

 

The long bar has 50/50 on it so it's probably solder, 50% tin, 50% lead.

Phil

 

i always buy solder at garage sales, its the good stuff not the fake thing they sell at the store now

 

Thanks guys. I don't know what the guy did for a living. What would be the advantage of the large irons over a torch? Yeah that bar says 50/50.

 

Might have been a plumber. Acid core solder for copper pipe.

 

That Wells Thermo sealer looks something like carpet layers use to glue the seams.

 

The white ceramic thing with the wire coil is a heating element like a hot plate. Cast iron pots or ladles filed with what ever lower temp metal would sit on it.

 

Stain glass artist??

 

^^^^ that’s what I was thinking, stained glass, leaded glass work. I did stained glass for a while and my soldering irons look like those. Not quite big enough to do radiator work except small holes in single tubes.


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heat sealing iron is used for covering model airplanes (R/C).

Nice assortment of soldering stuff, my guess is he did several different things.

 

Look at the price of a roll of solder today, I think you’ll be surprised.

 

Reminds me, years ago there was a nice old Ford pickup around here that had stained glass rear window. Looked really nice, probably couldn't see much out of it though.

 

Acid core solder is used for tinwork, radiators, etc. Rosin core solder is used for elctronics. Solid wire solder is used in stained glass work. You'll need a flux with it. Solder percentages indicate the melting temperature of the solder. 60/40 melts before 50/50. Most stained glas folks use 60/40 for general purpose work. A 1 pound spool currently goes for about $18-19. Not sure what power your irons are-100watts is a good stained glass iron. Those cords look pretty old.

If you're soldering, use good ventilation-lead fumes are not your friend.

 

Rain gutters used to be soldered. I remember being burned by a large iron similar to the one pictured, while our house's gutters were being repaired or replaced during the mid '50s.

 

long bar is solder......uses to sell a bunch of it to a guy when i was in industrial supply retail(about a million years ago).....he was the only cat who'd ever buy the stuff and he bought a lot of it. never did ask what the hell he did with it, now I kinda wish I knew. Dammit!

 

Turns out I had to solder a new cord on my laptop charger this morning. I tried this, with paste flux. Don't know if it's the right stuff but seemed to work. If so I have a lifetime supply of electrical solder.

 

Soldering irons come it sizes, just like wrenches, to do different jobs. I’ve got about 12 soldering irons/guns for various jobs. Including propane powered and actelaline / oxygen powered torches. Soldering is an art! It used to be used extensively in body work. But you guys knew that! Lol






Bones

 

Silver solder isn't really for electronics stuff....usually we use rosin core, 63/37 tin/lead solder for that. 60/40 or 50/50 work also.

 

The large, black, iron on top is straight out of an old Telco office.
They used to be held in brick niches around the walls. Were used for soldering on the Main Frame
in the 30's and 40's. Does yours still have the Bell System logo on the handle??
Mine still has the original cloth covered cord. They put out some major heat.